Attaching alarm texts

Purpose

There are several good reasons why you must attach an alarm text to a maintenance job:

the alarm will be visible in the alarm list and directly on the process diagrams
the operator can handle maintenance alarms either from the maintenance list or the alarm list
the color used in the maintenance list and alarm list will reflect the colours defined for the alarm text (alarm and acknowledge colours)

STEP 1: Create the alarm text in Definition

Before you start creating maintenance jobs, it is recommended to create the new maintenance-related alarm texts first. This is done in Definition by selecting Edit ® Alarm Details and then clicking New.

It is not possible to create or edit alarm texts from Maintenance.

STEP 2: Attach the alarm text in Maintenance

Once an alarm text is defined in Definition, you can attach it to a maintenance job simply by selecting it in the Alarm Text drop-down list in the Maintenance Job Definition dialogue.

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How the operator handles alarms

When the specified maintenance interval expires, an alarm will occur in the maintenance list and in the alarm list. The operator then acknowledges the alarm and performs the maintenance job as described in the operator instructions. When the maintenance is done, he will complete the alarm in the maintenance list.